Catherine Panton-Lewis

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Catherine Panton-Lewis
Personal information
Full nameCatherine Rita Panton-Lewis
Born (1955-06-14) 14 June 1955 (age 68)
Bridge of Allan, Scotland
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Residence Sunningdale, England
Career
College University of Edinburgh
Thames Valley University
Turned professional1978
Former tour(s) Ladies European Tour (1979-1995)
LPGA Tour (1983-1985)
Professional wins14
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour14 (7th all-time)
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship DNP
Women's PGA C'ship DNP
U.S. Women's Open CUT: 1984
du Maurier Classic T21: 1983
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Order of Merit
1979

Catherine Rita Panton-Lewis (born 14 June 1955) is a Scottish professional golfer who was a founding member of the Ladies European Tour and won its first Order of Merit. Her father was John Panton, MBE, a professional golfer who played on three Ryder Cup teams.

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Panton was born in Bridge of Allan, Scotland. As an amateur, she won the British Ladies Amateur in 1976, winning 1-up over Alison Sheard. Later that year, she was a member of the Great Britain & Ireland Espirito Santo Trophy team. She was captain of the University of Edinburgh golf team in 1976 and 1977, and was Scottish Universities Champion in 1977. [1] She was named Scottish Sportswoman of the Year in 1976. [2]

Panton turned professional in 1978, the same year that the Women's Professional Golf Association was founded as a division of the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1979 she participated in the first season of the Women's Professional Golf Association's tour (later the Ladies European Tour) and topped the tour's first Order of Merit. She went on to win 14 tournaments on the tour, and also played on the LPGA Tour in the mid-1980s. She played her last full season on the LET in 1995, and has played in some events on the Legends Tour, including the inaugural Handa Cup in 2006. [2]

Ladies European Tour wins (14)

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

  1. "Past Amateurs and Golfing Greats - P/Q". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2007.
  2. 1 2 Farquharson, Colin (27 October 2006). "LPGA Legends Tour match for Handa Cup in Florida" . Retrieved 28 April 2007.